Lamp-socket holder.



C. E. CAPITO,

LAMP SOCKET HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 191B Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

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Application filed April 24, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. CArITo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los 'Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented .new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Socket Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to make a lamp socket holder for applying electric lamps to oil lamp constructions, and my invention consists of the novel features herein shown, described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oil lamp construction, parts being broken away and shown in section, with a lamp socket holder embodying the principles of my invention in position for use, and the lamp socket holder being applied to the main frame of the oil lamp construction.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view analogous to Fig. 1 and showing the lamp socket holder applied to the door of the oil lamp construction.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the lamp socket holder.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevation as seen looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 1 in Fig. 1, parts being broken away and shown in sections.

My lamp socket holder is made of a single piece of spring wire, the wire being bent to form a helical coil 1, an arm 2 extending from the bottom of the coil 1, a helical coil 3 extending downwardly from the upper end of the arm 2, an arm 4 extending outwardly and downwardly from the upper end of the coil 1, an arm 5 extending outwardly and downwardly from the lower end of the coil 3, segmentally curved gripping arms 6 and 7 extending upwardly from the lower outer ends of the arms 4 and 5, and the fingers 8 and 9 extending downwardly from the upper ends of the gripping arms 6 and 7.

The lamp sockets 10 and 11 fit in the coils 1 and 3, so that when the coils are slightly unwound or sprung in an unwinding direction the sockets will slide freely through the coils to locate the sockets, and so that when the coils are released the spring tension will Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1912.

Serial No. 230,566.

tirmlygrip the sockets and hold the sockets 1n position.

Referring to Fig. 1 an oil lamp frame 13 has an internal annular groove 14: around its front opening 15. In applying my lamp socket holder an opening 16 is drilled through the frame 13, a door 17 is swung open, the fingers 8 and 9 are moved toward each other, the lamp socket holder placed in position, the fin ers 8 and 9 released to allow the arms 6 and F to expand into the groove 14, feed wires 18 are passed through the opening 16 from the sockets 10 and 11, and the ground wires 19 are connected to the holder, preferably to the arms 6 and 7 Referring to Fig. 2 there is a groove 20 between the frame 21 of the lens 22 of the door 23 and in applying the lamp socket holder to this construction, the door 22 is opened and the holder placed in position with the arms 6 and 7 expanding into the grooves 20.

Referring to Fig. 4 the lamps 24 and 25 are equal distances each side of an oil lamp burner 26 so they will not interfere with the light from the oil lamp and so that both the oil lamp and the electric lamps may be used at once if desired. The feed wires 18 may be connected to a battery or magneto or both in the usual way.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim:

A lamp socket holder comprising a single piece of spring wirebent to form two helical coils connected together; supporting arms extending from the helical coils; and gripping arms extending from the supporting arms, said gripping arms being adapted to expand and engage the inner face of an oil lamp construction and to locate the coils substantially equal distances on each side of the oil lamp burner so as not no obstruct the oil lamp burner; and the coils being adapted to grip electric lamp sockets.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES E. CAPITO.

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